Vocabulary

What does とぼとぼ mean?

とぼとぼ means trudging along, plodding wearily (walking slowly with heavy steps out of fatigue or disappointment).

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trudging along, plodding wearily (walking slowly with heavy steps out of fatigue or disappointment)

Example sentences

試合(しあい)に負(ま)けた選手(せんしゅ)たちは、暗(くら)い夜道(よみち)をとぼとぼと歩(ある)いて帰(かえ)った。
The players who lost the match trudged home along the dark night road.